Two Truths
Helen Hunt Jackson 1830 (Amherst, Massachusetts) – 1885 (San Francisco)
Darling,' he said, 'I never meant
To hurt you;' and his eyes were wet.
'I would not hurt you for the world:
Am I to blame if I forget?'
'Forgive my selfish tears!' she cried,
'Forgive! I knew that it was not
Because you meant to hurt me, sweet-
I knew it was that you forgot!'
But all the same, deep in her heart
Rankled this thought, and rankles yet,-
'When love is at its best, one loves
So much that he cannot forget.'
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Scheme | XAXA XBXB XAXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 418 |
Words | 93 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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